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talk.”
    W ell, well. That was interesting. Her brown eyes followed Amanda Harris and Ryder Stevenson as they walked out of the room. The meek little ex-wife was still partial to her ex-husband’s demise, and she brought out Ryder’s protective streak. Maybe she would come in useful after all. Did she know anything? Did her two kids? Wayne Harris did admit he sent them something. They never should have engaged the wimp, Harris in the first place, especially when there were plenty of willing men to divulge the combination of the invisibility cloaking device on the research team; for a high price, that is. Wayne Harris proved too righteous in the end. No one screws with Alejandro. The message had to be sent. But damn it, she wanted Ryder. She narrowed her eyes as she watched them and pushed her feelings of lust aside.
    They needed to keep an eye on the ex-wife and kids for a while to see if what the good doctor threatened was true. She’d tell Alejandro as soon as she was able.

Chapter 3
    “ T hanks,” Amanda said quietly. She gazed around the back patio. It was beautiful. Just like everything Sophia Edgington had―lovely. She’d felt extremely dowdy here with Sophia and all of her friends. Ryder Stevenson was just as gorgeous as everyone else here, but he wasn’t quite like them. He seemed more down to earth, and that set him apart in her eyes. Nevertheless he was a hard one to figure out. Why in the devil had he followed her? He didn’t even know her. This was just over the top embarrassing.
    She rubbed her forehead. She should’ve known this would happen; Wayne’s death and suspicion of illegal activities as a topic of conversation. He’d been killed over two months ago. It was bound to come up sooner or later.
    “I’m sorry about your husband,” Ryder said softly. “How long were you married?”
    “Ex,” she said automatically. “Wayne was my ex-husband.” His question brought her out of her thoughts. “We were divorced over ten years ago.” She straightened her spine and met him head on. It was the least she could do. “He used to be such a good man.”
    Their eyes met and her body tingled. Lordy, he was a fine looking specimen. Desire spiraled through her and she greedily took him in. His short black hair accentuated a straight, bold nose and those observant dark chocolate eyes. She almost licked her lips, but caught her tongue in the nick of time. Short hair on men always attracted her more than the long-haired guy thing.
    This man though, was distinctly male. Was that a sexist thought? She took a deep breath. It had been ages since she even thought the word sex, let alone actually had sex. Why was sex on her mind right now?
    The way Ryder looked at her . . . Well, she didn’t think she’d ever had a man this gorgeous ever eye her like that. She was the skinny, science nerd. Previously, when the other science geeks came on to her, she could handle those guys. But Ryder, he was a different story altogether. She had to divert her attention; he was too much.
    Way out of her league.
    Pulling her eyes away from him, she turned to the inky darkness of the backyard. It was a pretty night. As they both sat on the bench, her body tensed until she leaned back on the hard seat and took in a fortifying breath.
    “This is nice,” she said and lowered her eyelids. The sounds of the night took over. An owl hooted rivaling the rhythmic chirping of the crickets somewhere in the dark.
    “Wayne and I were married before either of us finished our degrees at Duke.” With her eyes still closed, she decided to confide in this stranger. God only knows why.
    “He was such a good man when I married him. Nick and Sammie came very fast. I loved life and we loved each other. We had grants and research and believe me, for us science geeks, it really was heaven.” Needing the validity of the heavens, she straightened and opened her eyes. The half-moon and splatter of stars reassured her. “It was a few years later,